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Early 20th c. culture #isolationism #roaring20s #harlemrenaissance #heroes
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1
Which of the following facts about women's home lives in the 1920s was NOT true?
traditional housework chores were more important than ever
their children spend most of their days at school
they were usually expected to work outside the home
more ready-made food and clothing was available
2
The Harlem Renaissance was a black cultural movement that featured the talents of all EXCEPT:
Al Kelly
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
3
This invention led to a more efficient postal service:
Advertising
Refridgeration
Assembly line
Airplianes
4
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of:
receiving bribes
Anarchy
treason
robbery and murder
5
Prohibition was really a women's issue, with women from
this group
leading the charge:
Mobsters' wives
National Women's Suffrage Association
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mormons
6
The US took on this foreign policy since it was tired of foreign entanglements after WWI:
Isolationism
Nativism
Interventionism
Anarchism
7
The use of
this
allowed people to buy more than they could afford in the 20s
layaway
installments plans
None of the above
credit cards
8
Which of the following is NOT true of women in the 1920s
most paid workers were still men
assembly line jobs were available
Their bosses were likely men
they could earn as much as men
9
This entrepreneur was known for paying his workers well and using the assembly line.
Orville Wright
Upton Sinclair
None of the above
Henry Ford
10
The main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920s was:
the automobile
growth in industry
the use of electricity
change in the birthrate
11
He was a mega-celebrity; pilot; son abducted; invented heart transplant procedure
Amelia Earheart
Charles Lindberg
George Gershwin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
12
This famous gangster was known for his work on the black market during Prohibition
Alvin York
Al Pacino
Al Jolson
Al Capone
13
According to Bartolomeo Vanzetti, he and Nicola Sacco were guilty of:
committing robbery
committing murder
None of the above
being anarchists/radicals
14
Due to a fear of immigrants from S. and E. Europe,
this
was instituted in 1924:
Dawes Plan
Ku Klux Klan
Quota System
Anarchy
15
The Palmer Raids went after this type of person:
union members
all of the above
communists
immigrants
16
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
Program to promote African American businesses
celebration of African American culture in literature & art
a struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
population increase in Harlem
17
The Teapot Dome scandal centered on:
high tariffs
gold mines
oil-rich lands
union members
18
The Great Migration was the movement of African Americans to:
None of the above
Western cities
Northern cities
Liberia, Africa
19
Was a member of the "Lost Generation;" married to iconic socialite/flapper
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Charlie Chaplin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
20
The car created jobs in all of the following areas except:
Highway construction
Railroad industry
Gas stations
car repair
21
The Prohibition movement sought to ban the sale of
Alcohol
Guns
Rotten meat
cars
22
to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as:
tenements
tea rooms
penthouses
Speakeasies
23
To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being:
communists
nativists
bigots
spies
24
Composer who merged traditional elements of music with American jazz
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Dempsey
George Gershwin
Georgia O'Keefe
25
The Great Gatsby was a novel about the "Roaring 20s" by:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Dorothy Parker
Zora Neale Hurston
26
John T. Scopes challenged a TN law the forbade the teaching of:
fundamentalism
biology
creationism
evolution
27
The immigration policies of the 1920s limited immigration from all
EXCEPT:
Mexico
England
Italy
Japan
28
This woman was known for her soulful singing
Bessie Smith
Helen Wills
Zora Neale Hurston
Zelda Fitzgerald
29
Gov. of MA during Boston Police strike who called in National Guard and fired cops:
Calvin Coolidge
Louis Armstrong
A Mitchel Palmer
John L. Lewis
30
Fundamentalists believed that:
drinking alcohol was acceptable
the bible should be taken literally
evolution and creationism could coincide
prohibition should be repealed
31
Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war
Charles Lindberg
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Ernest Hemingway
32
To expand in the 20s, the KKK did all of the following
except:
allowing members to profit by recruiting new members
encouraging white women to join
playing on people's fears of political radicals
blaming national problems on immigrants
33
Advocated for equal rights for all citizens through the court system; Headed by WEB DuBoise
National Association for Advancement of Colored People
Universal Negro Improvement Assocation
Niagara Movement
None of the above